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30/05/2021 GMT

Nationwide protests held in Brazil

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Calls for impeachment of President Bolsonaro

Tens of thousands of protestors have taken to the streets to protest against President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis. Protestors have been demanding the impeachment of President Bolsonaro. Brazil has the world’s second largest covid death rate.

Also in the programme, the controversial Turkish tourism video as the country tries to encourage visitors to return after coronavirus restrictions and all the fallout from the UEFA Champions League Final between Chelsea and Manchester City.

Joining Julian Worricker on the programme is Shrabani Basu, Indian-born author and journalist based in the UK and Han Dorussen, professor of government at the University of Essex.

(Photo: Policemen are seen in a checkpoint before a protest against Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia. Credit: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino)

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